On the Caribbean Sea, night has gradually fallen, and a fleet of dozens of various ships is plowing white waves on the sea. This fleet includes battleships with a displacement of nearly 20,000 tons, armored cruisers with a displacement of 10,000 tons, a variety of second- and third-class protected cruisers, and many destroyers, and of course some are towed by destroyers. The less eye-catching aircraft carriers and various transport ships...
These dozens of warships, with battleships and armored cruisers as the core, formed four large columns and were arranged in a mighty manner on the sea. The billowing smoke almost obscured the sky. Such a spectacular scene made Fleet Commander William Baga The lieutenant generals were all excited. He has three Victory-class battleships, three Indomitable-class battleships, six brand-new Crecy-class armored cruisers, and up to 43 second- and third-class cruisers, destroyers, transport ships, airship carriers, and A total of 24 aircraft carriers!
Such a powerful strength is only half of the powerful maritime armed forces possessed by Britain and the United States in the upcoming second Atlantic naval battle. In the Delaware Bay, 1,000 nautical miles to the north, there is an equally powerful naval fleet lurking within it.
The two fleets combined have a total of more than a hundred combat ships of various types, including as many as 12 battleships and as many as 10 armored cruisers! If this kind of naval strength were moved to the Pacific and Indian Oceans and faced with the Ming Dynasty's Pacific Fleet, the Ming Dynasty's Western Fleet, and the Ming Dynasty's Nanyang Fleet, it might not be enough to see... But in the Atlantic Ocean, it would definitely be enough to go sideways. .
Mexico and Colombia have a total of 4 "anti-American packages" in their hands, that is, 4 heroes and 4 heroes. Moreover, the Republic of Colombia has lost its ambitions after losing Bolivar, and it is already very difficult to barely maintain it without disintegration. Therefore, this country has long declared outsider neutrality, and their two "anti-American packages" do not need to be considered at all.
As for the remaining Royal Mexican Navy and the strength of the so-called German and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, it may be possible to defeat the US Navy, but Britain and the United States join forces... Haha, that is simply an overwhelming advantage, how can it not be possible? win?
Thinking of this, William Bagga began to look forward to the decisive battle coming soon, so that the Yellow Peril of Ming Dynasty could understand the power of the British Empire!
However, Lieutenant-Admiral William Baga in the Royal Oak (Victory-class) battleship would never have thought at this time that the whereabouts of his large fleet had been mastered by Zhuge Weidao, the admiral of the Pacific Fleet of the Ming Navy!
What's even more troublesome is that Zhuge Weidao also regarded his fleet as the main force of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and decided to annihilate the enemy in a decisive battle!
The reason why this happened was because William Baga's fleet had been flying the American Stars and Stripes. Although the British Empire had fought several wars with the Ming Dynasty, it could never make up its mind to declare war.
Therefore, the British Royal Navy has been fighting the Ming Dynasty Navy under the flag of the Royal Indian Navy in the Indian Ocean. In the Atlantic Ocean, the flag of the U.S. Navy was hoisted to make enemies of the Ming Dynasty Navy and the Royal Mexican Navy, which were also flying the flag of the Texas Navy... It can be said that they were extremely cautious.
At the same time, the British Empire also used its influence in Cuba to issue an incorrect weather forecast when William Baga's fleet crossed the Wind Channel for the second time, grounding all Spanish naval airships stationed in Cuba and destroying the ships. All returned to Hong Kong to take shelter.
Therefore, it should be impossible for Vice Admiral William Baga's fleet to be discovered by his opponent that it has passed through the Windward Strait... But he never expected that just before his fleet crossed the Windward Strait, a fleet guarded the Windward Strait. The Type B ocean-going submarine to the north was half-submerged and half-floating in the sea water, and billowing smoke could be seen from a distance. So I immediately sent a telegram to the Texas Maritime Command in Texas City, reporting the military situation that "the U.S. Atlantic Fleet is about to pass through the Wind Channel."
Then, the Type B ocean-going submarine dived into the water again and used its periscope to watch the "main force of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet" arranged in four rows passing through the strait. After the main force of the "main force of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet" moved away, it surfaced again and set up a telegram to report to Texas City again about the situation of the "main force of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet" it had discovered.
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Dezhou City, Dezhou Public Palace.
"Colonel, Telegram No. B09." A Ming Navy captain in charge of the Long Wave Radio Station in Dezhou City handed the telegram to Guo Xiaobao. The latter looked at it twice, then his eyes flashed, and he immediately turned and walked towards the meeting room.
In the meeting room, Zhuge Weidao was holding a baton, pointing at the map, and explaining his latest battle plan to Emperor Agustín. The Mexico-Texas Combined Fleet is currently implementing radio silence, which means that it can only receive reports, not send them. Report. In this case, the Mexican-Texas combined fleet does not have operational command authority before the silence is lifted, and can only act according to the instructions of the Texas headquarters...actually Zhuge Weidao himself.
"The combined fleet can use the darkness as cover, turn the entire fleet to the south, and then advance at full speed.
The combined fleet must get as close as possible to the main force of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and at the same time send a fast cruiser formation to serve as the vanguard and undertake the search mission... If the fast cruiser formation fails to find the target before dawn, then a reconnaissance aircraft will be sent to search.
Once the target is discovered, all carrier-based aircraft will be dispatched in waves to conduct intensive bombing of the enemy fleet. There are a total of 240 aircraft on board our 6 aircraft-carrying frigates. After deducting the reconnaissance aircraft, there are still 204 aircraft left, which can be divided into 2 waves to launch air strikes!
While the air attack is ongoing, the battleship and armored cruiser formations will launch a full-speed assault, striving to find an opportunity for a decisive battle after severely damaging the enemy fleet..."
As soon as he said this, Guo Xiaobao walked in and handed over a copy of the telegram he had just received.
Zhuge Weidao hurriedly took the copy of the telegram and looked at it. He immediately showed a victor's smile and said to Emperor Agustin: "Your Majesty, six battleships have been identified. They should be Victory class, which is what Americans call the United States class. That type of battleship. Four armored cruisers of unknown type. More than 40 other types of warships... and all warships fly the Stars and Stripes.
There is no doubt that this is the main force of the US Atlantic Fleet! "
Emperor Agustin was a little nervous and said: "Commander Zhuge, they have six battleships and four armored cruisers! We only have two hero-class ships and two hero-class ships...can we really win?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty," Zhuge Weidao said with confidence, "We will definitely win... because we have six aircraft-carrying frigates and 240 carrier-based aircraft, while the enemy does not even have a ship that can carry aircraft. !
So... I have the advantage in this battle, I have the initiative, and our army will win!
After the victory, the United States will definitely be panicked. Then it will be the opportunity for the Texas Army and the Mexican Army to launch a large-scale attack in Texas! "
Emperor Agustín nodded slightly, "This is the best thing... We in Mexico cannot sustain a protracted war. I hope we can win it quickly!"
